Railroad-tie.



Patented Feb. 16, 1909.

iNVENTOR g,

L. J. RIEGLER. RAILROAD TIE.

APPLICATION FILED DBO. 23, 1907.

WITNESSES LOUIS J. RIEGLER, BEN AVON, PENNSYLVANIA.

RAILROAD-rm.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb, 16, 1909.

Applieatipn filed December 23, 1907. Serial No. 407,611.

To all :whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, LOUIS J. .RIEGLER, a

' resident of Ben Avon, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Railroad-Ties; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to rail-road ties and has special reference to a tie formed from cementitious material and metal.

The object of m invention is to provide a cheap, sim 1e an eificient form of a railroad tie w 'ch can be easily and quickly manufactured for shipment and for being built up at the )lace of installation, as Well as one ich ill be s rong a d rabl nd ll form a rigid and secure support for the rail, as well as the cement, orconcrete or other filling material placed within the some.

My invention consists, generally stated, in the novel arrangement, construction and combination of parts, as hereinafter more specifically set forth and described, and particularly ointed out in the claims.

To one le others skilled in'the art to which myinvention ap ertains to construct and use my improve rail-road tie, I will describe the samfi more fully, referring to the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 isa Ian view of a portion of a rail-road track sowing two of my improved ties applied thereto and with one only partly filled with the supporting material. Fig. 2 is a side view of the track. Fi 3 is a longitudinal section of the tie with 516 cementitious material removed; Fig. 4 is an enlarged longitudinal section of a portion of the tie in its completed form with the rail in cross-section.

Like symbols of reference herein indicate like parts in each of the figures of the drawing.

.As illustrated in the drawing 1 represents my improved rail-road tie which comprises the two side inclosing members 2 formed of thin sheet metal, such as steel, and bent to form the channel shape or section having the flanges 3 thereon and the main or body portio l 4, which is preferably rounded or curved iron; sai flanges T e main PQ i 4. o si e mem e s 3 ha e por i s 1i h sal ne punched the efrom an ben i a at a right angle to said main portions to form the side supporting arms 5 and the openings 6 porti ns and oppo te t each other in said members, said arms acting to hold the said members together. The flanges 3 on said members 2 have also portions within the same punched therefrom and bent inward at an angle thereto to formthe upper and lower supporting arms 7 and at each end of the openings 8 formed thereby. The metal for the arms 7 and as punched from each of said openings 8 is severed cen trally within each opening in forming said arms and the openings 8 formed by the same are opposite to each other in the flanges 3; so

that when the two portions of metal within said opcnlngs are bent inwardly to form said arms, each pair of arms of an opening are placed on the same angle with the pair of the opposite opening and thereby allow the arms ea h and o s of pen s to be p a l with each other. allows one of the arms 7 in an opening 8 to be extended away from its opening and the other to be ex: tended toward the same, and by reason of the curved or rounded form of the main body portion 4 of the members 2 the arms 5 are projected toward the center of the tie l. The openings 6 for the arms 5 at the eras of the tie lare opposite to each other and each member 2 has two openings at each end, one above the other, while the other openings 6 for the arms 5 throughout each member are placed at dili'erent points therein and staggered on each side of the tie. The arms 5 can also be tapered when punched with the wide ends thereof connecting the metal of the main portions at in the members 2, and the arms 5 on each side of the central portion of the tie are preferably formed at the ends of' their openings so as to be away from each other.

The two members 2 of the tie l are connected. together by straps 9 extending across and between the same and secured to the flanges 3 by rivets 10, such straps being placed at each end and at the center of saic tie, and after the said members 2 are thus formed and connected together, the parts are ready for the placing of the cement, concrete or other i'aimg material within the same to e the 'tie, which wort; can be per- :at the place where such tie is to be used.

The cement, concrete or other filling material 12 is placed within said tie 1 in any suitable manner and during the placing of the same therein two reinforcing rods 13 to loo - allow er n in sairl tie. so that such plates will rest upon the sail filling material and Within the openings 8 opposite to each other in the upper 'fl anges and during this formation. of the tie by the filling material the'bolt holes 16 and re :esses 17 can be formed in said filling ma-' terial in any suitable manner. ll hen the tie it is thus in its oon'ipletei'l shape, the rails 18 are placed on the plates 11 their usual p0-- siiions.

and the clamping pieces 19 are placed l for engaging with and si'e of the base of said rails 'cs have the bolts 29 pa l it do and through the boltlioles or concrete 12 well as plates 21 local d in seated .iost the recesses 17 in the bottom face of cement, concrete or other filling ".lttfliittl. the heads 22 on said bolts "lit surrouinfs the arms 5. anu 7 and robs l3 the openings 6 and '8 and fills up the thereby assists in supporting the same. lilling' in aterial i2 is also built up aren the flanges 3, straps {-9, plates 15 and' bolts rid when the tie 1 is thus built up the s ling material 12 is completely s" noorte ougliout tlie'tie and there will Je no lii )inty of the abrasion or breaking: of the the connections for the flanges obcrs 2 and the straps 9 can be i bolts or rivets 11 which can exinto the filling material 111 for some distance and be provided with the split and flared ends, as at 11, in Fig. 2, in order to f r the automatic drawing in of the said members in case o any shrinkage of said filling rn aterial' V .lt will thus be seen that all the parts of my im roved rail-road tie are of such form and shape as to be made from COD rcial stock, and the main inclosing member can be constructed and assembled together and shipped for final conrolciion to form the tie at the 1 ivorl; or place or use. ,iillthe parts can be iormcd oi rolled material, such as steel, and

not be liable to fracture or become ough usage. The cement, concrete iich is bent out at the center of the same so I s soccer-tort thereby, and it also enters rementit-ious or other I surfaces and supporting qualities,

or other filling material willbe firmly sup ported and protected from-abrasion Within the tie and throughout the same through the arms and openings in the inclosing members and the reinforcing bars therein, and there -will be no liability of any of the parts getting out of order, separated, or need repairing at any time. It will also be evident that the cementitious or other filling material will reiniorce the metal plates and that such plates will protect said material from abrasion or other injury'lhrougli the ballast striking or being against the same, and the ceinentitiou's material is also reinforced by the long rods embedded within and through the same. The plates under the rails andresting on the oementitious or other filling material of the tie will talte up the Wear on the tie from the on the rails they 'will prevent said rails from engaging with the tie or metal thereof, so that there will be no metal connections between the fastenings for the rails and thereby obviate the necessity for any iurtherinsulation. It will also be obvious that the tie can be made from plates formed 0 of other shapes, and that various other l modifications and changes in the design and construction of my improyed'tie may be resorted to, without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any o'f-its ad vantages.

ii hat i claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. in a tie for rails, the combination. with a filler body, of curved inclosing metallic side ineinbeixs, and inwardly extending WOjEG- tions onsaid nieinbersand embodied in said body for holding said members together. 2. in a tie for rails, the combination with a filler body, of curved inclosing metallic side members, and inwardly extending arms formed integral with said members and embodied in said body for holdin said members together.

3. In a tie for rails, the combination with a filler body, of curved inclosing metallic side members, and inwardly extending arms formed integral with and punched from said members for being embodied in said body to hold said members together.

4:. ln a tie for rails, the combination with a "filler body, of curved inclosing metallic side members formed in channel shape, and inwardly projecting portions on the body per tion of said members and embodied in said body for holding sait members together.

5. in a tie for rails, the combination with. a filler body, of curved inclcsing'rnetallic side members formed in channel shape, and inwardly extending arms formed. integral with the body portion of said members and embodied in said body for holdim said members together.

6. In a tie for rails, the combination with e. filler body, of curyed 'inclosing metallic side body tofsupp members 1 formed in" channel a shape, and inwardly extending arms-formed integral and unched frointhe'body portion of said. menisaid members together. v r

7. In a tie for rails,'the combination with ers for being imbedded in said bodyto hold a filler body, of inclosing metallic members formed in channel shape,

members and imbedded' andprojections on the flanges of said in said body for 'sup 8-. In a'tie. for rai s,

orting the same.

the combinatlon with a filler body, of inclosing metallic members shape; and arms formed formed in channel flanges of said members integral with the and imbedded in said body for supporting- ,the same.

9. In a tie forirails, the combination with afiller body, of incloslng metalhc members formed in channel shape, and arms formed integral with and punched iromthe flanges of said members for being imbodded in said ort the same. 10. In a tie for rails, the combination with a filler body, of inclosing metallic members,

and rods extending through said body and one above the other, in the same vertical lane and crossing each oth'erto form trusses within the same. 7

11. In a tie for. rails, the combination with of inclosing metallic-- members, and rods extending throu h said body and one above the other 1n the same vertical lane and provided with angular portions tor crossing each other to "form trusses within the same. I -1 2. In a tie for rails, the combination with a filler body, of inclosing formed in channel-sha metallic members and rods extending throu b one above the other in t he same vertical plane and provided with angular bent out portionsdor crossing each other to form trusses within the same.

13. In a tie for rails, the combination with a filler body, of inclosing metallic members,

straps connecting said members, and bolts connecting said straps and members and said body and imbedded 111 said body'tof'support the same. Y 14. In a tie for ralls, the combination with J afiller-body; of inclosing metallic member's, straps connecting said Inembers,=and bolts connecting said straps and members and having their, ends imbedded in saidg'b'ody to support the sameand said ends being split and flare d.

15. In a tie for rails, the combination with a fillerzbody, formed in channel-sha- 'e and having openings in its flanges, an plates on said body and fittin within said openings for supporting the rar s.

of inclosing metallic members 

